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University of California system reminds student governments of ban on protesting against countries
The letter comes after multiple schools within the UC system, including UCLA, participated in anti-Israel protests and riots across the state last year that shut down graduation ceremonies and events on campus.
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Rush to dismantle Education Department ebbs as McMahon takes action inside agency
In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to essentially dismantle the department.
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University of Virginia alumni group pleased with school president’s resignation
President Jim Ryan stirred controversy with his handling of DEI policies.
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UPenn, Brown subpoenaed over alleged tuition price fixing
Citing authority vested by the U.S. Supreme Court, committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said the documents requested – regarding communications with other universities – will give lawmakers insight into crafting legislative reforms.
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SCOTUS liberals predict parade of horribles from restoring parental rights to LGBTQ lesson opt-out
Justice Clarence Thomas writes separately to question what benefit sex education and even more "novel" gender identity lessons have given kids, when Amish education has worked for hundreds of years.
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University of Virginia president resigns over Justice Department pressure, amid DEI probe: report
It is unclear when University of Virginia President Jim Ryan will step down.
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Trump admin targets 'ghost students,' AI scammers stealing tens of millions in federal college aid
Within California's system of 116 community colleges, 31% of applications last year – or 1.2 million – were found to be likely fraudulent.
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Department of Education finds California violated Title IX by discriminating against girls, women
The department has given the state 10 days to comply with the federal law, or face consequences that could include referral to the Justice Department for prosecution.
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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit by Oregon educators fired for challenging gender ideology
District judge was too quick to resolve factual disputes about how they promoted their "I Resolve" campaign and how much disruption it caused, says 9th Circuit panel with two Democratic nominees.
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Fulbright scholarship board resigns over Trump administration's review, denial of awards
The former board members said that they "voted overwhelmingly to resign from the board, rather than endorse unprecedented actions that we believe are impermissible under the law."
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Indiana teacher no longer employed after wearing shirt calling for the 86’ing of Trump on field trip
In a since deleted post, former Middlebury Community Schools teacher Tonja Luken posed for a photo in front of the White House wearing a shirt with the numbers “8647” on it while chaperoning her middle school’s annual eighth grade field trip to Washington D.C.
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Education secretary reveals 'progress' being made in talks with Harvard regarding admin's demands
“It’s very important that we are making sure that the students who are coming in and being on these campuses aren’t activists, that they’re not causing these activities," McMahon said. “Students should not come on campus and be afraid to be there and not feel safe to be on campus."
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Second Lady Vance launches reading initiative to combat abysmal literacy rates
Literacy rates have plummeted over the last half-century, with 34% of U.S. fourth-grade students below basic reading levels in 2022. 31% were below what’s considered “proficient.”